Geophysical models for the tectonic framework of the Lake Vostok region, East Antarctica

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 663-677

  Studinger, Michael ^a   Karner, Garry D ^a   Bell, Robin E ^a   Levin, Vadim ^b   Raymond, Carol A ^c   Tikku, Anahita A ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne geophysics; East Antarctica; Gravity; Lake Vostok; Magnetics; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAKE VOSTOK;

EID: 0346316915     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00548-X     Document Type: Article

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